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Caffè Nero

EU court pours cold water on Caffè Nero’s trademark bid

03/11/2016(0)
Caffè Nero has failed to secure an EU trademark for its name – because the public may be deceived into thinking the mark relates only to black coffee. In ... Read More
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China passed a new law for people be safe from legal liabilities when helping strangers

03/11/2016(0)
First aid providers in Shanghai will be shielded from legal liability when giving emergency assistance, under a new law that took effect yesterday to encourage the public to be ... Read More
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Airbnb may settle a lawsuit against New York state regarding a new law

02/11/2016(0)
Airbnb Inc. is in talks with New York officials about potentially settling a lawsuit the company filed last month against the state and city governments. The company is challenging ... Read More
Duane Morris

USA based International Law Firm opens Taiwan Office

02/11/2016(0)
Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)—Duane Morris & Selvam Taiwan, a foreign legal affairs law firm—after securing approval ... Read More
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Multinational law firm turns to Artificial intelligence to meet clients’ needs

01/11/2016(0)
When international clients contact King & Wood Mallesons to ask whether a deal requires Foreign Investment Review Board approval, its lawyers turn first to a computer to generate a ... Read More
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Tesco hit with £100m lawsuit over accounting scandal

01/11/2016(0)
More than 125 large investment funds have filed a £100 million-plus legal claim against Tesco over the 2014 accounting scandal which saw its profits inflated by £326m. Bentham Europe, ... Read More
armenia

Armenia passes a new package of laws regulating the local financial markets

31/10/2016(0)
The Armenian parliament has passed a package of laws regulating the local financial markets and amendments to the law on the securities market, following close cooperation with the European ... Read More
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Chinese lawyers ordered to ‘support’ the Chinese Communist Party

31/10/2016(0)
The Chinese government’s tough stance on its own legal community just got a little bit tougher. The Chinese Ministry of Justice has handed down two new directives which require ... Read More
Allen & Overy

The law firms that won roles in transaction that to be the largest European technology M&A deal

31/10/2016(0)
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn. Smartphone chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to the world’s biggest ... Read More
robo-justice

Robot judges: Artificial Intelligence predicts judicial outcomes

27/10/2016(0)
Advances in artificial intelligence have some envisioning a future in which machines could be entrusted to dispense justice. While the idea of robot judges may never move beyond science fiction, computer ... Read More
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